Charley Woods Nature Reserve
Charley Woods Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Charley, North West Leicestershire, England. Charley Woods Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the locality Little Hill, as well as near Alter Stone.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount St Bernard Abbey and Blackbrook Reservoir.
Mount St Bernard Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Gtatler, Public domain.
Mount St Bernard Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery belonging to the Trappist Order, near Coalville, Leicestershire, England, founded in 1835 in the parish of Whitwick and now in that of Charley.
Blackbrook Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Richard Guise, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackbrook Reservoir is a 33.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Shepshed and Whitwick in Leicestershire. The reservoir was constructed in 1796 in order to feed the Charnwood Forest Canal, which has long since vanished.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coalville and Whitwick.
Coalville
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalville is a town in the North West Leicestershire district in the county of Leicestershire, England. The town is situated on the A511 between Leicester and Burton upon Trent.
Whitwick
Village
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whitwick is a large village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, some two miles north of Coalville in the northwest of the county.
Nanpantan
Village
Photo: MaltaGC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nanpantan is a historic village, ward and suburb of Loughborough, in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located in the south-west of the town of Loughborough. It is home to Nanpantan Reservoir.
Charley Woods Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Charley, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.7291° or 52° 43′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.296° or 1° 17′ 46″ westOperator
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9C4WPPH3+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 580231882OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Little Hill and Alter Stone.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burrow Wood and Cat Hill Wood.
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